Washington Supreme Court affirming decision of Court of Appeals finding that an order revoking civil detainee's release to a less restrictive alternative is not appealable as a matter of right.
In re McHatton (Wash. 2021)
Posted: May 4, 2021
State v. Batson (Wash. 2020)
Posted: December 20, 2020
Washington Supreme Court opinion holding that the requirement that anyone required to register as a sex offender in another jurisdiction was also required to register in Washington State was not an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority.
State v. Reynolds (Wash. Ct. App. 2020)
Posted: February 5, 2020
Washington Court of Appeals vacating conviction for failure to register, where registration depended on foreign state law and thus violated principles of nondelegation.
State v. Habtai (Wash. Ct. App. Div. I 2018)
Posted: December 20, 2018
Washington Court of Appeals holding that, since state SORN was non-punitive, appellant was not deprived of right to jury trial when he was ordered to register, fact that neither plea nor element of the offense specified age of victim or biological relationship notwithstanding.
State v. Boyd (Wash. Ct. App. 2017)
Posted: November 26, 2018
Washington Court of Appeals affirming conviction over Ex Post Facto challenge for failure to register where Defendant-Appellant was subject to weekly in-person registration requirements due to homelessness.